paced reading horror and thrillers discussion

Hi everyone,

The Shuddering has won the poll for our December group read.

Spoilers are at 25% as I was late getting it organised.

Enjoy.

I'm in on this one. One of my favorite authors, not often enough read. On my TBR for years.

I've had this one on the TBR pile for a while--will definitely be joining in towards the end of the week!

I’ll be reading this, just need to get the big move done from Oz to UK then I can relax enough to get reading again.

Best wishes, Kate!

Good luck, Kate!

Thanks, guys. Four days til D day.

This will be a re-read for me, but I am looking forward to it- going audio, this time, though...Kate should do the same! --Jen from Quebec :0)

I've read 12%, about to continue. I really liked the reader's hook, (view spoiler)[ and the way in which some backstory is worked in, regarding the "creatures." Dale and his wife are sweet. Also Dale's experience is a cautionary warning that "oldtimers' " tales are sometimes fact, not legend. (hide spoiler)].

Just started!!

Jennifer Lynn wrote: "This will be a re-read for me, but I am looking forward to it- going audio, this time, though...Kate should do the same! --Jen from Quebec :0)"

I'm going to join you in the audio version. :)

30%--Really enjoying this one.

Spoilers changed to 50%

I’m enjoying it too. The audio has been a good way for me to read whilst in transit.

I read to page 123 last night, after a few days away from it. I had really got into the introductory chapters (with Don and Jennifer) but lost interest with the multimillion $ cabin and that batch of friends and extras. So last evening I picked it up again where the two snowboarders try one last late-in-the-day trip up the mountain (view spoiler)[quite disastrously! (hide spoiler)] and from there my interest picked up (though I sighed through the relationship goings-on :).

Yes, a lot more emphasis on the relationships than I normally care for, but I did have to "force" myself to stop at 57% just to keep pace with the group! Things are really picking up, and with half the book to go, I have no idea what else could happen at this point.

{Sigh} I finished this afternoon and reviewed, but I'll keep my peace until others have finished.:)

Spoilers changed to 75%.

I’m at 62% at the moment and glad that the creatures are now out in the open. I’m sad at the demise of Lauren, I thought she was a great but underused character.
Now they’re holed up in the pantry, my one wish is that the dog makes it out alive but I fear he will be sacrificed doing a heroic deed.

88%--I didn't realize I had gone over the 75% mark until then! Refraining from comments other than the safe "OMG, Lauren!"

And I love that dog!

I'm at 75% now and it's all happening.
At least they know the creatures can be killed but I think their plan of using the blood will not be a good one.
With just three of them left, four ? April but I think she's toast, I wonder if they will all make it out alive.

Spoilers at 100%.

I’m finished but will wait a day or two before commenting in case any one else is still reading it.

Finished too, but will also wait then.

Okay, I'm going comment as I think all those who were reading it are finished.
I certainly enjoyed it, I thought most of the characters were well done and that the story, although it's a trope that's been done a fair bit, didn't feel tired or boring especially the last half.
As much as I love a brutally realistic storyline I can't help feeling bummed that none of them got out alive (I'm going to assume that Jane lost the plot as soon as she knew she was going back into the belly of the beast). That made the story almost too dark but I do admire the author for doing it and I thought it was a nice twist.
What did everyone else think?

I loved the "creature" aspect of this one--certainly enough "what the hell is going to happen?" moments in it. Personal criticism: The majority of the book was a little too "romance-thinking" for me. Each character (with the exception of April) was there to basically connect or "rekindle" a relationship, and too much of the dialog--especially in the first 2/3--related to this. I would have prefered some more background to the creatures, personally; although I did like the explanation of them coming out in storms because they had to hunt. Still, in a place with a ski resort, you'd think there'd be many more stories/sightings than were mentioned.

As for the ending, I thought that saving the twins for last was perfect, although I would have liked more "observation" of the final battle, and why Jane was not surrounded by those creatures when she was only in a sliver of sunlight....